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Image | 1818-London-Cadell-04-017 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Robert Smirke |
Engraver | Charles Heath |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | DEATH OF DON QUIXOTE |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 74 |
Subject |
74.2 DQ makes his will 74.3 DQ dies as Alonso Quijano |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | IV |
Page Number | f.p. 490 |
Image Dimension | 121 x 101 |
Page Dimension | 244 x 150 |
Commentary | Despite the title, the illustration alludes to don Quixote making his will; around him, the barber or Sansón Carrasco, the greyhound, the notary, Sancho and the priest.
Don Quixote appears well lighted, as center of the whole composition. Excellent engraving; it suggests a dense atmosphere. The housekeeper and the niece look like two figures from a painting by the neoclassical painter David. |
Notes | 1 – Newly-engraved by J. Phillibrown for London: Charles Daly, c. 1830. |